A snack bar is produced in accordance with a method employing an extrusion apparatus to include a base or crust, a primary filling provided on the base and a second filling or topping embedded in, yet externally exposed from, the primary filling. The primary and secondary fillings are co-extruded, with an extrusion nozzle for the secondary filling being located directly adjacent an extrusion port for the primary filling. The primary filling is non-flowable, while the secondary filling is preferably flowable. The extrusion nozzle can be repositioned either between or during extrusion operations to alter a repeating pattern for the secondary filling.

A snack bar is produced in accordance with a method employing an extrusion apparatus to include a base or crust, a primary filling provided on the base and a second filling or topping embedded in, yet externally exposed from, the primary filling. The primary and secondary fillings are co-extruded, with an extrusion nozzle for the secondary filling being located directly adjacent an extrusion port for the primary filling. The primary filling is non-flowable, while the secondary filling is preferably flowable. The extrusion nozzle can be repositioned either between or during extrusion operations to alter a repeating pattern for the secondary filling.

A food preparation or assembling device having a first member and second member configured to connect to each other and defining an open position and a closed position. The first member has a first base wall and a first peripheral wall extending away from the first base wall, where the first base wall and the first peripheral wall define a first pocket therebetween. The second member has a second base wall and a second peripheral wall extending away from the second base wall, where the second base wall and the second peripheral wall define a second pocket therebetween; and a movable tab disposed about one of the first member or the second member and configured to move from a first position to a second position.

An automated sandwich lidding tool is provided and comprises means for placing one slice of bread on top of another.

A funneling apparatus is provided that can be used in filling a food item, such as a taco shell. The funneling apparatus includes two opposing elongated walls connected on their ends by two opposing end walls. An opening is formed inside the funneling apparatus between the elongated walls and the end walls, which includes a top portion configured to receive contents and a bottom portion configured to dispense the contents. A concave section is provided along the base of each of the first elongated wall the second elongated wall. During use of the funneling apparatus with an item such as a taco shell, the concave section exposes the interior of the side walls formed by the taco shell. The end walls of the funneling apparatus prevent the contents inserted into the opening from spilling out of the taco shell.

A folding platform includes a base, first folding flap, lift arm, and lift arm linkage. The first folding flap is rotatably connected with the base and facilitates the folding of a food item placed on the folding platform. The lift arm linkage is rotatably connected with the base and the lift arm to operatively lift the lift arm and allow the lift arm to rotate in a first rotational direction, and includes a spring that engages the lift arm linkage and the lift arm, and biases the lift arm in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The lift arm is capable of rotating a first rotational distance, and rotating a second rotational distance greater than the first rotational distance without bending or breaking when the lift arm contacts an obstruction. The lift arm automatically returns to its normal position due to the bias force of the spring.

A depositing apparatus for depositing a filler substance, the apparatus including: a housing including a filler inlet and a filler outlet; a rotor member configured to rotate within the housing, the rotor member including at least one passage extending therethrough, between at least two passage openings, such that rotation of the rotor member moves at least one of the at least two passage openings into and out of alignment with the filler inlet and filler outlet; and a piston member positioned within the at least one passage that moves with rotation of the rotor member.

A sandwich making utensil includes a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread and two or more clips for holding the sandwich bread in the open configuration while fillings are added to the sandwich bread. In some embodiments, the bread support may be telescoping, foldable, flat, tub-shaped, or any combination of these.

Disclosed are U-shaped burger bread and a manufacturing method for U-shaped burger bread. The U-shaped burger bread is characterized in that a receiving space is formed by an outside of the bread and three sides consisting of inner upper, rear, and lower surfaces, the receiving space is elongated in a longitudinal and one side thereof is opened, and contents of the burger such as meat, vegetables, and sauces are received into the receiving space with the opened one side, so that the contents are stably received into the bread in which the U shape is fixed and maintained and the contents are not in disorder when eating, the taste is maintained, and it is easy to be taken with one hand. The manufacturing method for the U-shaped burger bread is characterized in that the paste is secondarily fermented, aged, formed and baked in the reverse U-shaped molding frame to be fixed as the U-shaped bread.

Described herein is a filled biscuit characterized in that it comprises: a biscuit body (2) shaped like a container, defining a cavity (2A) contained in which is a filling material (4); a cover (6) made of biscuit designed to close said cavity (2A) from outside, either partially or completely; and a second filling material (8) that is set in contact simultaneously with said cover (6), said container body (2), and said filling material (4), so as to seal said cover to said container body and withhold said first filling material within said cavity.